# Temporal (/docs/runtime/components/temporal)



Component Category [#component-category]

Workflows and automation / durable workflows

Component Description [#component-description]

Temporal is a workflow orchestration platform built for long-running, stateful, and fault-tolerant processes.

Why It Is Used [#why-it-is-used]

In BullSequana AI Runtime, Temporal is used when workflows must be durable, resumable, and reliable across failures, retries, and long execution times.

Learn More [#learn-more]

* [Temporal documentation](https://docs.temporal.io/)
* [temporalio/temporal on GitHub](https://github.com/temporalio/temporal)

Interacts With [#interacts-with]

* `PostgreSQL`, which stores Temporal persistence and visibility data.
* `Keycloak`, which provides OIDC authentication for the Temporal web UI.
* `OpenFGA`, where access-control synchronization and workflow coordination can connect.
* `Prometheus` and `Grafana`, through service monitors and metrics collection.